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Fitzpatrick & Tuohy earn Ireland starts

Fitzpatrick (left) will join Rory Best (centre) in the Ireland front row

Ulster prop Declan Fitzpatrick will make his competitive debut for Ireland on Saturday when they take on New Zealand in the opening fixture of the summer tour...

Munster wing Simon Zebo will also make his first appearance in a green jersey at this level, after he and Fitzpatrick both featured in the non-cap Barbarians match last month.

Second row Dan Tuohy will make his first start for his country since he made two substitute appearances on the summer tour to Australasia in June 2010. He scored a try v New Zealand within a minute of entering the pitch on his debut.

Centre Darren Cave has been named among the replacements and will be hoping to add to his two caps earned in 2009.

The team that has an average age of just over 26 and includes a new centre partnership between Keith Earls and returning captain Brian O'Driscoll, who missed all of the RBS 6 Nations Championship due to injury.

Fergus McFadden starts on the right wing in a back three that includes Zebo and Rob Kearney at full back. Jonathan Sexton starts at No.10 and is partnered by Conor Murray.